The Ministry of Defence has announced that, in the coming days, the UK will deploy an additional four RAF Tornado GR4s to Gioia del Colle air base in Italy, primarily in the reconnaissance role to further support operations over Libya.

The Ministry of Defence has announced that, in the coming days, the UK will deploy an additional four RAF Tornado GR4s to Gioia del Colle air base in Italy, primarily in the reconnaissance role to further support operations over Libya.

Army personnel are playing their part in helping to maintain the no-fly zone over Libya by flying Sentinel aircraft alongside RAF ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance) squadrons.

When UN Security Council Resolution 1973 was declared to establish a no-fly zone over Libya, the RAF’s Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) aircraft moved quickly into action in the region.